Aaron Carruthers, 20, had argued with his partner at a Rhyl holiday park and ended up jumping into his car and driving around the site at speed, doing hand-brake turns.

A concerned holidaymaker tried to stop him by standing in his path and waving his arms.

But he had to jump out of the way at the last minute and was injured when the van driven by Carruthers ran over his foot.

Mold Crown Court heard today, Monday, how a security guard tried to stop Carruther by parking across his path – but he drove on and squeezed through, damaging the vehicle and a caravan.

Once outside the Ty Mawr caravan park at Towyn near Rhyl, Carruthers overtook another vehicle then lost control, hitting a parked car and a wall.

He fled the scene and was later found at Pensarn railway station where he refused to take a breathtest.

At that stage, he claimed to have drunk a bottle of vodka in shock following the accident.

In court, he claimed that he had made that up but had drunk five pints of lager before driving.

He admitted dangerous driving but evidence was called after he denied that his van ran over the foot of Mr Stephen Dutton, who told how he was so concerned at the defendant’s driving that he tried to stop him and reached into the vehicle to try and grab the ignition keys.

Judge Rowlands said he found that the vehicle ran over Mr Dutton’s foot but that it had not been deliberate.

Carruthers, 20, of Oxford Street, Widnes, was jailed for 12 months for dangerous driving and failing to stop.

He was banned from driving for two years and ordered to take an extended re-test.

Anna Pope, prosecuting, said that the defendant had been determined to escape and drove on no matter what, injuring Mr Dutton.

Fortunately, possibly because it was a grassed area, the foot was sprained rather than broken.

Caroline Atherton, defending, said that it was Carruthers’ case that he had not got anywhere near Mr Dutton.